Uber's 'hustle-oriented' culture becomes a black mark on employees' résumés
David was attending "Uberversity," the ride-hailing company's three-day orientation for new employees, when he was introduced to "the Uber way."The trainers gave David, who asked not to be identified...
View ArticleCEO Travis Kalanick is officially looking for someone to help him run Uber
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has admitted he needs leadership help, after a string of incidents has tarnished Uber's trust with its employees, investors, and customers. Now he's looking to hire a COO to be...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick needs to hire Sheryl Sandberg to save Uber (FB)
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is going to try to correct his increasingly erratic management style and rescue the nearly $70 billion value of his company by hiring a COO, Business Insider's Biz Carson...
View ArticleUber has hired recruiting giant Heidrick & Struggles to find a sidekick for...
Uber has tapped executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles to lead its hunt for a new Chief Operating Officer, kicking off the ride-hailing company's effort to rehabilitate its bruised image after...
View ArticleUber shareholder on CEO Travis Kalanick: 'It's time for him to step back'
Travis Kalanick's time as the CEO of Uber should come to an end, according to one of the taxi-hailing giant's shareholders.The 40-year-old entrepreneur, who cofounded Uber in 2009 and has been leading...
View ArticleUber employees are about to get their bonuses, and all eyes are on how many...
One of Uber's biggest assets is about to face a stress test that will expose the extent of the damage the company has suffered after being shaken by a string of scandals.Uber will distribute annual...
View ArticleHow Travis Kalanick built Uber into the most valuable and controversial...
Five years ago, a company called UberCab made a splash in San Francisco by letting you hail a car with your smartphone. Since then, the company, now known as Uber, has spread like wildfire through the...
View ArticleUber's president Jeff Jones quits amid company turmoil
Uber's president of ridesharing, Jeff Jones, is leaving the company after less than a year on the job. Recode first reported the shake-up on Sunday, and Uber has since confirmed the departure with...
View ArticleUber is having a press conference call on Tuesday to discuss efforts to...
Uber, the world's most valuable tech startup, will hold a rare conference call with the press on Tuesday to provide an update on its efforts to fix an internal culture that has been rocked by...
View ArticleUber’s board has no plans to consider firing Travis Kalanick from the CEO job
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick doesn't have to worry about his job safety, according to board member Arianna Huffington. Even as scandals pile up at the beleaguered ride-hailing company, Huffington insists...
View ArticleThis CEO was so broke he had to crash on Travis Kalanick's couch — now he's...
Today, programming software company Mashape announces a $18 million investment, led by famed Silicon Valley firm Andreesen Horowitz. Andreessen Horowitz general partner Martin Casado, who cofounded...
View ArticleA visit to a Seoul escort-karaoke bar by a party of Uber execs in 2014 led to...
In 2014, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, his then girlfriend Gabi Holzwarth, and five Uber employees visited an escort-karaoke bar in Seoul — an outing that prompted a complaint to HR from an Uber female...
View ArticleUber's no-good, very bad month: The stunning string of blows that have...
Uber was already off to a bad start in 2017, but the year is getting worse by the day for the $69 billion ride-hailing company.In January, Uber lost more than 200,000 customers in a single weekend...
View ArticleUber's diversity numbers aren't great, but they're not the worst either —...
Uber used to be staunchly against releasing its diversity numbers, but the ride-hailing giant has had a change of heart in the last month since the company has been rocked by an investigation into...
View ArticleUber’s gender gap is not good, but it’s par for the course in tech
Saying Uber’s had a rough 2017 is like saying the Atlanta Falcons had a rough Super Bowl: It doesn’t quite capture the disaster.After a social media campaign — affectionately called #deleteUber — led...
View ArticleUber now won't complete its workplace harassment probe until May
Uber has delayed releasing the findings for its internal investigation into sexual harassment until the end of May, according to an internal memo sent by board member Arianna Huffington.In February,...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook once personally threatened to kick Uber out of the App...
Apple CEO Tim Cook once personally told Uber CEO Travis Kalanick that the Uber app violated Apple's privacy rules, and threatened to remove Uber from Apple's App Store, the New York Times reported on...
View ArticleUber CEO Travis Kalanick hired his own private driver after that videotaped...
For a long time, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick would only use his company's car service to get around. He would even moonlight as a driver once in awhile.But ever since an incident occurred between he and...
View ArticleAll of Uber's problems can be boiled down to a single policy
Uber is in crisis.After the stunning debut of its fleet of driverless cars in Pittsburgh last year, CEO Travis Kalanick and his company have shifted into serial screw-up mode, culminating in Kalanick...
View ArticleUber’s CEO is caught in a bizarre minor scandal about whether he was the...
Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber, has had a difficult few months.His company has been accused of systemic sexism, leading to an internal investigation. One of his lieutenants has been accused of stealing...
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